Will allow 3rd party developers to create applications that will offer “simple and more integrated way for consumers to find and download different types of content.”
BitTorrent has announced the release of the Apps SDK for uTorrent that will allow 3rd party developers to “create a personalized experience” by adding Apps that offer new features and services.
“Apps that inspire new and innovative uses of µTorrent – built by developers – are an important part of our vision,” it says.
It says the Apps” consist only of HTML and Javascript packaged together and displayed using an embedded browser window after being added to the client, and that Apps for µTorrent is a new kind of file with a “.btapp” suffix that anyone can make.
Apps for uTorrent is intended to:
- Offer a simple and more integrated way for consumers to find and download different types of content
- Integrate with external programs which can provide services like BitTorrent-specific anti-virus
- Offer UI for a broad range of applications that simplify the experience or extend functionality
To kick off the news uTorrent has announced the first ever Developers Challenge. The contest will run from Monday, July 12, 2010 until Friday, August 13, 2010 and the winner will receive $1000 and featured App placement in uTorrent.
Apps will be judged on the following criteria:
- Originality and innovation – new and creative applied uses of µTorrent and the BitTorrent protocol
- Quality of product, visual and user experience – application design that showcases great interaction and visual design
- Product or service appeal – the appeal your application has to the overall µTorrent community
- Technical expertise – how well the product functions based on its overall usage description
Stay tuned.
